Ledger of accounts of Lodovico Cassi for the years 1621-1625. Often includes the amount of a given credit or debt as well as listing the names of the individuals that act as counterparts in the transactions. Among the names that appear throughout the ledger are Andrea de' Medici; Bartolomeo and Giovanbattista Fabbioni; Benedetto Galilei; Lorenzo and Cesare Cardini; Bartolomeo Comparini; and Ugo della Stufa. Although it is not clear whether Lodovico Cassi is a member of the guild of the lanaioli, or wool merchants, most of the transactions that appear in the ledger are related to wool manufacturing: it appears that he and his counterparts exchanged variable quantities of unfinished wool products at different stages of the manufacturing process, and, in certain cases, finished products were also sold. Andrea de' Medici appears to be one of most important counterparts in such transactions, given the very large amount of both finished and unfinished products which were exchanged between him and Lodovico Cassi (for example, see f.1-4).
96 leaves : paper; 338 x 228 mm bound to 350 x 236 mm + 1 note
Geographic Subject:
Italy
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Notes:
Ms. codex.; Title supplied by cataloger.; Foliation: Paper, i (contemporary paper) + 96 + i (contemporary paper); rectos numbered [1], 2-42, [43-96], contemporary numeration in ink, modern numeration in pencil, upper right verso; versos numbered 1-42, [43-96], contemporary numeration in ink, modern numeration in pencil, upper left recto.; Layout: Written in 2 columns with vertical bounding lines in lead; the large central column with a brief description of the transaction, including the name of the counterparts involved in the transaction, and the smaller one on the right with the amount received or disbursed. Sometimes long lines are also used.; Script: Written in a cursive script by multiple hands.; Watermark: Unidentified watermark containing a lion, a rudimentary circle and a crown.; Binding: Contemporary vellum, no. 244 on spine; the heading Compere, no. 3 and letter B with decorative penwork on upper cover; lower cover wraps around upper cover with leather ties. Decorative leatherwork on spine.; Origin: Written in Italy between 1621 (f. 1v) and 1625 (f. 39v).; Forms part of: Gondi-Medici Business Records.; Italian.
Physical Location:
Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Manuscripts, Oversize Ms. Codex 1416
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